Gay Marriage Didn't End the World - Next Con: Bathroom Police
If you've been puzzled over the crazy stuff coming out about "scary transgenders who use bathrooms" allow me to explain:
It's a Con Job.
I know, I know - you are ever so shocked. But what do people who rely on FEAR to fund their campaigns and evangelical lifestyles do when their biggest marketing ploy goes down the drain?
You find a new angle.
Yes, gay marriage is now the law of the land, and the avenging heavens did not rain down fire and brimstone in righteous wrath over the abomination of wedding registries. What should people who counted on this do so that their flocks do not flee before being fleeced?
Come up with another Con Job. And this one is ... sad. It is already trickling into Facebook.
Deuteronomy 22:5 "The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God."
There you have it - fashion advice from 7th Century BC! It has everything; women who wear pants can be slut shamed, men who cross dress (a minority) can be vilified, and legislating against these types of "sinners" is
awesome for fundraising!
Personally I thought they were going to go after the tattoo people, but apparently too many of their congregations might be alienated with that attack.
Gay marriage didn't cause the world to end, and the liars who preached that it would weren't held publicly accountable for misleading their fleecable flocks. In fact, passionate prayers were held, and the pious now know that the cultural battle they are called to fight is....potty politics.
Don't laugh too much; once this one blows up (and it will), they will need a new target.
When the end of the world is your bread-and-butter, you find a reason to fund it. Heaven forbid you spend your time, energy and money
feeding the poor or
taking care of the sick or
caring for orphans -- those things are
boring and don't give the thrill of the bathroom police patrol checking neighboring genitals.
I have no solution other than "point and laugh". It is difficult to argue with those whose financial situation benefits from bad behavior, so until someone figures out how to fix stupid, this might be a new thing for a while.
Sympathy to us all...sigh.
